Creative Loafing Atlanta

Creative Loafing, Inc.
Publishing company headquartered in Tampa, Fla. that operates publishes alternative newsweeklys out of Tampa Bay, Atlanta, Charolotte, Sarasota, Chicago and Washington D.C. with an emphasis on local news, food, music, and arts and entertainment. Creative Loafing Atlanta is the 2nd most broadly distrubted newsweekly in Georgia with a circulation of 112,000.

Creaive Loafing is edgy. It toys with controversy and borders on the line of inappropriate at times. It's not afraid to print the word "ass." Having never worked at an alternative publication before, I was surprised at how much creative freedom I had when it came to my articles. They were rarely edited to censor readership and encouraged writing what you see, regardless of how risque it might have been.

I was working the music department of the publication and was mostly an online writer. I frequently posted to the music blog, Crib Notes, and while at first I was a bit bummed not to see my byline in print, that quickly changed when I googled myself and saw how many hits my articles were getting. I was able to reach so many more people by sticking with online media. It's exhilarting. Plus, it taught me how to link and to write for an online audience, which is crucial if you're trying to get a job in media today. I was priviliaged to work with so many outstanding writers, and I'm a firm believer that if you surround yourself with good writers, you're writing is only going to get better.

I completely recommend this internship for any aspiring music and entertainment writer.